Before we begin this evening, i have just a few quick notes. Firstly, if you havent already done so, please make sure that your cell phones are on silent. Please note that therell be no flash photography tonight, and after the event theres a book signing upstairs in the lobby. Due to time constraints, dr. Wilson is happy to sign your book, but he wont be able to do any personalization. We just wanted to let you know. Welcome to the free library of philadelphia. My name is michelle sheffer, im a writer and editor here for the library, and it is my great pleasure to introduce tonight one of the worlds most esteemed biologists and a very good friend of the library dr. E. O. Wilson. Hes received the Pulitzer Prize twice for his engaging nonfiction that explores the intersection of biology sociology and the humanities. Dr. Wilsons Research Explores the world of ants and other tiny creatures, illuminating how all living things great and small are interdependent. As such, he remains an impass
And each instance is unique. Each and every one is totally unique with a unique set of circumstances. But in this one, given the timing given the lack of information about any credible threat, given all of the ramifications that may have taken place had shots been fired, i believe they acted quickly, bravely and heroically. Before the gentlemen yields back. I got to ask you a question. Ive asked you directly in closed doors and in here whether or not you had somebody with a gun trained on these people that could take them out of the air and yet when mr. Cummings asked the same question in a different way you said no. You told me yes. What is it . We clearly have officers out there with weaponry. In this instance with the gyro copter coming at the capitol did you . And it may have been brief. I you said understand you didnt get much advanced warning. Right. But did you or did you not have guns trained on this gyro copter. Did they have guns on him in this instance. As he was landing. So
Classified information tell me this. Did this incident this incident that were talking about today has that caused you all to change anything about your policies with regard to shoot downs lethal force . We have not changed anything yet. But it has caused us like those other seminal moments you referenced to reexamine how we do business. Object twoin 2013 there was another incident. A woman drove on Capitol Grounds fleeing Law Enforcement and capitol place shot and killed her. We learned later she was mentally ill and not armed and that she had a oneyearold baby in the backseat of a car. Is that right chief dine . Yes, sir. Now, while some praised the response of the Capitol Police, others criticize. And chief dine, what impact, if any, did this incident that i just talked about have on your policies for using lethal force . Ranking member, cummings as you know that matter is under litigation. But i can tell you every time we face one of these situations it causes us to examine how we
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Correspondent Kristen Welker and capitol hill correspondent kelly odonnell. I feel like were doing sideline reporting of a major Football Game or something. Kelly, let me start with you because i know in the last hour there have been a lot of fluid motions going on behind the scenes, but break it down, the expected plays well see through this hour. Well, there are some critical nuggets to report, thomas. Ive been able to report in the last half hour that House Speaker john boehner has signalled to fellow republicans that he is prepared to rely on democratic votes if necessary to pass something. Now, that means the senate has to come to a deal, and we expect that could be announced within the hour. Right now Senate Republicans have been going into their own team meeting. I was able to talk to a number of them as they were headed into that meeting. They expect to sort of get the lay of the land and find out what the next steps will be. Im also told that at least going into that meeting t